Anderson Venture Accelerator Spring Showcase

Thursday, May 31, 2018

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A Showcase of UCLA Innovation

Meet the next generation of Anderson entrepreneurs and discover the dynamic startups imagined and conceived at the Anderson Venture Accelerator. Network with colleagues from across the UCLA entrepreneurship ecosystem and departments. Our showcase will feature select student teams that have participated in the Anderson Venture Accelerator or Business Creation Option (BCO) program. Top teams will present their start-up concepts.

Spring Showcase Presentations

MiVue

is the first smart otoscope that uses AI to diagnose ear infections at home.

MiVUE Inspiration

Cohort

Founder Jane Zhang saw the need for this device when her young son suffered from recurring ear infections, and one severe episode that took 4 lines of antibiotics and 6 weeks to resolve. After talking to many more parents, we discovered that Jane was not alone, and parents were eager to track symptoms at home. MiVUE provides transparency into ENT symptoms and will one day be able to diagnose ear infections at home. MiVUE was awarded the $25,000 Muse Innovation Fellowship for technology and placed 3rd in the Knapp Venture Competition.

Our mission is to empower patients, especially parents of sick children, through sensing and understanding their child's health. MiVUE leverages advanced deep learning and biosensors to achieve this diagnosis.

Chronaly

is a "social impact" startup with a burning determination to develop & commercialize mobile apps for developmental disabilities worldwide.

Chronaly Inspiration

Cohort

The inspiration behind Chronaly was the founders' background (healthcare, technology, startups) plus personal experiences -- where one of the founders has a brother with autism.

Our company plans to make a portfolio of mobile apps that provide individuals with developmental disabilities (such as autism) and their Care Community (doctors, therapists, parents, teachers, caregivers, & others who work with them) better therapy, treatments, & health outcomes. At the core of every app we make resides big/complex data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, actionable intelligence. We envision, among other things, establishing a connected app platform that would provide us with more opportunities to make money by "opening" our insights model, Chrona, to other developers & parties to assist all parts of an autistic individual's life (e.g., speech or occupational therapy progress). Our near-term focus is autism within the U.S. with a projected market size of $1.3 billion.

BruxA Inspiration

Cohort

Pablo Osorio Martini initially had the idea for BruxA after realizing that there was no way to see if the treatments he was recommended for his Biruxism were working.

As a first step, BruxA will develop a smart mouthguard that protects teeth while gathering data on sleep bruxism using embedded electronics. With this data, users will be able to track the effectiveness of treatments recommended to reduce bruxism. BruxA will also use this data to optimize future product development to treat bruxism.

OutOfOffice

provides software to early-stage entrepreneurs, allowing them to be more focused, organized, and efficient. It's built for any early-stage entrepreneur: from someone that has an idea but doesn't know what steps to take next, to someone who knows what must be done but needs to recruit talent to do it, to others that just need to stay more organized in their approach.

Hansel Inspiration

Business Creation Option

We allow for intimate and high-value exchanges of information, which unlock the collective knowledge of communities. This platform is designed to replace Yelp! and TripAdvisor and allow people to add a social layer to their digital mapping mobile applications. We are passionate about travel and exploration, and envision a world where it is easier to rely on friends than strangers for advice on places in any context.

Onova Inspiration

Cohort

Error rates are about 30% when abnormal images are reviewed. 42% of errors is because radiologists fail to see what is there. This project is important to me because our software can reduce unnecessary medical costs for patients and reduce diagnosis error.

EvalueMe

is software designed to eliminate bias in employee performance reviews using Artificial Intelligence (AI), built on a platform that facilitates micro-continuous feedback from collaborators and stakeholders.

EvalueMe Inspiration

Cohort

We provide continuous Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) coaching to all employees as they type feedback in real-time. EvalueMe increases diversity in management positions, increases employee retention, and builds an inclusive workplace culture which promotes trust, innovation, and profits. We make unconscious bias more conscious, creating equality in career advancement.

Textpert Inspiration

Cohort

The vision is to put a philosopher king at the fingertips of every human. Tevi is intuitive, empathic and has the cadence of a best friend. We collected a proprietary, structured database of subjective Q&A through our app (which has helped tens of thousands of young adults by offering an intuitive, safe platform to exchange advice on interpersonal challenges). We are also using our cutting-edge AI tech to build CAMS: a web-based tool that analyzes body language and sentiment to objectively evaluate mental health.

K-POP Foods Inspiration

Cohort

The company's mission is to bring people together and uplift spirits by sharing Korean food and flavors with America. Our beachhead product is KPOP Sauce, a Korean chili sauce based on a family recipe.

In response to the growing demand of Korean and ethnic flavors nationwide, KPOP Foods aims to be the premier Korean food brand for America. Differentiating itself through its brand and distribution model, KPOP Foods not only educates consumers through fun and engaging content across social media platforms, but also creates quality products that are authentic and easily accessible.

KPOP Sauce launched on Kickstarter and is now the #1 new release and most wished for products in chili sauces on Amazon; it has also earned the honorary badge of “Amazon’s Choice”.

Growing up as Korean Americans, founders, Theo and Mike, were each fortunate to have families that loved and celebrated Korean food. Their family members would spend endless amounts of time preparing every meal, whether it was for two, or twenty people. Every meal was special. Every meal was a celebration. At UCLA, Theo and Mike became good friends through a mutual love for Korean food (and soju, of course). They shared their passion with new friends, who soon became obsessed with the flavors and experience of eating Korean food. Understanding that their friends loved Korean food as much as both of them, they created KPOP Foods to spread Korean food and flavors to America, and promote the experience of bringing people together and having fun.

is a startup real estate fund focused on acquiring undervalued single family homes in attractive neighborhoods of Kansas City, deploying capital to modernize the properties, and renting them out to high quality tenants.

Prairie Coast Inspiration

This is a concept that fills a market need by providing attractive homes for tenants to live and we were compelled by the idea that we can create a win-win for both families and investors.

Accelerator Venture Highlights

The Anderson Venture Accelerator is where entrepreneurs' dreams meet with investors and hard work to make new realities in business.

History

The Anderson Venture Accelerator, launched 2016, is an integral part of UCLA’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, creating a communal space for the university’s numerous schools — professional and undergraduate — to come together and develop world-changing ideas. The state-of-the-art 10,000-square-foot Anderson Venture Accelerator is housed in the world-class Rosenfeld Library. With co-working space for 45 people, a presentation area with the latest audio/video capability, and access to Anderson’s research librarians as well as guest speakers, topical seminars and “demo days” for resident companies, Anderson students will have the opportunity to seek out new ideas across campus, create and grow their own opportunities and develop the skills necessary to create and expand their businesses.